Jim,
Have you talked to any college sports administrators about how they attempt to comply with Title IX? For years, I've been having these conversations.
Not one college that I know of uses the first prong. Not one. It's just nearly impossible to comply that way.
When I was talking to one administrator for this story, I was told the only colleges that use the first prong are the ones that lean heavily toward men's matriculation. And this is a person who has been in college athletics for 30 years on the administrative level.
We can have this conversation all day, every day, I suppose. We disagree on how the basic tenets of the legislation are imposed and how these colleges and universities comply.

The so-called “proportionality test” is by far the best-known of the three methods for proving compliance with the participation requirement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. To pass the proportionality test, institutions must offer athletic opportunities for men and women in numbers “substantially proportionate” to their respective enrollments. Jacqueline Michaels, Title IX team leader at the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, told attendees something that they probably already know all too well — passing this test is “increasingly difficult” given that women make up a growing majority of the enrollment at most institutions. Passing this test is even more difficult for institutions with football teams, whose rosters can include more than 100 players.

The second test — showing a “history and continuing practice of program expansion” that responds to the athletics interests of the underrepresented sex — seems simple enough in concept. And, indeed, Michaels noted, many institutions try to pursue this method first, before finding out how difficult it actually is. While colleges may have added women's teams in recent years, Michaels said, the relative participation rates of women did not necessarily increase, because institutions are likely to have added men's teams, too.

Decade-old data show that about two-thirds of colleges and universities investigated by the government used the third test to show their Title IX compliance, said Michaels, who added that she believes the strong preference for this method remains today. This test allows an institution to demonstrate that its existing athletic offerings accommodate the “interests and abilities” of the underrepresented sex. And though she admitted that government officials “don’t particularly like to say this,” Michaels said that passing this test allows institutions to have “as big a gap” between female enrollment and female athletic opportunities “as you want.”

Luv,
Colleges and universities don't have to "match" scholarships to comply with Title IX.

There are three ways colleges can comply: They can offer opportunities based on their student population. So if 53 percent of the college population is female, women must be offered 53 percent of the athletic opportunities. Not many colleges use this method, since more women than men attend college these days.

They can comply by having a history of adding women's programs.

Or they can comply by assessing the interests of the men and women coming to their colleges (by surveying future students) and adding sports to address those needs and interests.

When you watch the video, you'll see Dajuan Coleman greeting Breanna after she dunks. We shot video a couple years ago about a "H-O-R-S-E" game between Dajuan and Breanna. She tried to dunk in that video. She didn't make it, but has vowed for a few years that she'd eventually do it.

Shumpert,
Mike Sheehey and I played for St. Bonaventure at the same time. I saw him in New York for Big East media day back in November. We talked about his son and about a whole bunch of other things. Hadn't seen him in years. Mike now works for Comcast.

CNYSU,
There is a website, but it has not been updated. As for the rosters, I think the organizers are unwilling to share those publicly because not every player listed on those rosters will play every game. I can share a schedule for the first three sessions. All of these games are at Utica College:

Drydenfire,
Let me be clear here: I don't ask in the post-game because in my experience, I will not get an accurate answer and will often get a misleading answer. To wit: Donte Greene and Jonny Flynn were asked immediately after their seasons ended, whether they were coming back. Both guys said they were. Neither of them did. Same goes for Eric Devendorf and Paul Harris. Last year, someone asked Wes Johnson in Utah whether he was coming back. He said, in effect, he wanted to take some time to think about it. Someone else asked whether the heartbreaking defeat would make him want to come back more and he said, 'yes.' People then took that to mean he was more likely to come back.
My point is that players need time after the season to discuss things with coaches, to discuss things with family and other advisors. When they're ready to make a decision, they decide.
As for Dajuan Coleman, why do you need to know right now where he's leaning? He told me this summer that some people have badgered him so much about his college choice that he's told them things just to make them stop asking him. I don't think people understand how many people want --no, demand -- things from these kids.

Hey Orange Pulp Fiction,
You're right about SU losing twice to Louisville last season. I was looking at an incorrect game-by-game summary in the SU media guide when I wrote this story. I've since checked the box score and made the adjustment in my story. Because SU lost to Louisville in that one game in question, the Orange record when shooting 33 percent or worse from 3-point range last year was 10-3.
Thanks for the note.
-Donna

cusefan,
I agree that fans were standing and clapping in rhythm like they usually do, but I sensed a certain understandable dread. I wouldn't call that clapping 'energetic' or enthusiastic. It was just rhythmic. Boeheim pointed out the quiet during that span in the post-game. Maybe from where we were sitting (Mike and I sit right next to the SU bench), that energy couldn't be felt as much as from where you were. I will say that once SU started its comeback, the crowd was the noisiest and the most energetic that I've heard in a long, long time. The students, in particular, were just great.

CTorangeman,
John Paquette, a Big East associate commissioner, tells me that Jim Calhoun does get credit for wins while he is on medical leave "because he is still the head coach." Paquette reminded me that Boeheim was credited for wins while he sat out to recover from cancer treatments.

devoorange,
It's a fairly regular thing. But these sessions are orchestrated by the SU basketball office. The players signed, I believe, 75 different items on Tuesday. The office gets lots of requests for signed items. By assembling everyone after practice, it ensures that all of these items will be signed and sent out to those who have requested them. It is not, however, an open autograph session.
-Donna